Hog house



Sept. 9, 1941. A. f 2,255,185

HOG HOUSE Filed Nov. 26, 1 958 2 Sheets-Sheet l In ventor J05 PHAL EN,

A ttorneys Sept. 9, 194-1. PHALEN 2,255,185

HOG HOUSE Filed Nov. 26, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In ventor ET' E JOE PHALEN,

Patented Sept. 9, i94i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOG HOUSE Joe Phalen,Chatsworth, Ill.

Application November 26, 1938, Serial No. 242,593

1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in houses for livestock and more particularly to a unique hog house.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a hog houseof such construction as to permit the top to he slipped back to exposethe interior of the house and the animals therein to the sunshine.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a hog houseconstructed to permit certain of its sides to be elevated to promoteventilation of the interior of the house.

These and other important objects and advantages will become apparent tothe reader of the following specification:

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the house.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view with the top removed.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view with certain sides elevated.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the house looking at one of theelevated sides.

Figure 5 is a section taken substantially on line 5-5 of Figur 4 showingonly one of the sides elevated.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Figure l.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that the house consists of the fioor 5 mounted upon therunners 6 which serve to space the floor 5 from the ground. The househas the end walls I and 8 and the swingable upwardly converging sidewalls 9 and I0. Each end wall I-8 has the inside frame made up of thelower horizontal runner II, the upright members I2 and the horizontalupper frame member I3. Pin members l4 extending through the bracemembers I5 of the swingable sides 9 and I serve to swingably mount theswalls. These pins l4 may be in the form of bolts which extend throughthe brace members I and through the frame members I2. The inner sides ofthe walls I and 8 have blocks I6 secured in place adjacent the uprightframe members I2 and to these are swingably secured as at H the propsI8. As shown clearly in Figures 5 and 6, horizontally extending rails I9are provided in spaced parallel relation with respect to the end walls Iand 8 and are braced by suitable means 20. The doors or swingable sidewalls 9I0 can be elevated after which the props l8 can be swung to thepropping position shown in Figure 5 and by lowering the side walls 9 andI0 downwardly on these props the walls will be retained in elevatedposition, thus promoting ventilation of the interior of the house. Thepropping position of the props I8 is. established by engagement of thelower ends thereof with the tops of the rails I9. As shown in Figure 1,the end 8 of the house is provided with the door 2I hingedly connectedto the wall 8 by hinges 22. Suitable latch means 23 can be employedbetween the door 2| and the wall 8. Furthermore, suitable hasp andkeeper means, with which a padlock can be employed, is denoted bynumeral 24, for the swingable side walls 9 and I0.

To permit sunshine to reach the interior of the house, the top can beshifted to the position shown in Figure 2. This top consists of therectangular-shaped frame 25, rabbeted as at 26 for positive seatingposition on the upper frame structure I3. This top has the end walls 21,the upper edges of which are of arcuate shape against which thearcuate-shaped roof 28 can be secured. Suitable slats 29 bridge the endwalls 2! to serve in supporting the roof 28. The sides of the frame 25are provided with handles 3030 to facilitate shifting of the roof to anon or off position with respect to the house proper.

Chains 3| have their inner ends secured to the frame I3 while theirouter ends are secured to the frame 25 of the top and obviously thechain serves to prevent the top from reaching the ground when it isshifted off of the top of the house proper.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is: r

A hog house comprising a floor, a pair of end walls, a pair of sidewalls pivoted adjacent the upper edges thereof to the end wallsforswinging outwardly and upwardly into substantially horizontal position,a pair of horizontal rails adjacent the end walls, respectively, mountedon said floor in elevated position, and a pair of props for each sidewall for propping the same in upwardly swung position, said pairs ofprops being pivoted on the end walls for swinging into and a frompropping position and engagingthe tops of said rails in the proppingposition thereof to establish said position.

JOE PHALEN.

